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God @thegodpodcast.com · 13h

No one signs up for the National Guard thinking, “One day, I’ll invade Oregon.”

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Billie Wahlstrom @bwahlstrom.bsky.social · 5h

Woman sexually assaulted for years by Catholic priest in Minnesota, prosecutors say - The Minnesota Star Tribune

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

This strikes me as pretty bad

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Billie Wahlstrom @bwahlstrom.bsky.social · 11h

IRS to furlough nearly half its workforce - NBC News

This makes no set.

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Billie Wahlstrom @bwahlstrom.bsky.social · 14h

If the Insurrection Act is used to put military in blue states, you can bet Martial Law will be used in time for the Midterms.

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Billie Wahlstrom @bwahlstrom.bsky.social · 14h

Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say - NBC News

Billie Wahlstrom @bwahlstrom.bsky.social · 17h

We can only hope. MAGA folks love the pedophiles, so trump won’t lose support though.

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Great Uncle Bob @greatunclebob.bsky.social · 1d

Kamala Harris Gets Real About the Current Political Moment: “These Motherf***ers Are Crazy”

The former VP had a mic-drop moment when stopping by the A Day of Unreasonable Conversation summit in Los Angeles on Monday.

www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...

Kamala Harris Gets Real About the Current Political Moment: “These Motherf***ers Are Crazy”

The former VP had a mic-drop moment when stopping by the A Day of Unreasonable Conversation summit in Los Angeles on Monday.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18h

really can’t say enough about how mike johnson is a sniveling little coward of a man. a bayou-bred pushover with a dignity deficit that would embarrass renfield

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 21h

Chicago PD: arrest these motherfuckers threatening civilians. Put them in jail. Let the courts sort it out

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 17h

JUST IN: A federal judge has granted the New York Times’ demand for a list of Elon Musk’s security clearances. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 19h

Today, Senator Kaine and I will force the Senate to vote on the administration’s decision to blow up ships in the Caribbean.

If a president can unilaterally put people or groups on a list and kill them, there is no meaningful limit to his use of force.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18h

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Billie Wahlstrom @bwahlstrom.bsky.social · 18h

Trump calls for jailing Democratic leaders as troops prepare for Chicago deployment - Reuters

Waiting for the Insurrection Act to be claimed by trump.

Billie Wahlstrom @bwahlstrom.bsky.social · 1d

White House floats no back pay for some furloughed federal workers despite 2019 law - NPR

The key takeaway here is “despite 2019 law.”

Billie Wahlstrom @bwahlstrom.bsky.social · 1d

Something The Pope Said Is Making Conservatives Mad (Again) - BuzzFeed

The pope is speaking the gospel. No wonder conservatives are angry.

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Billie Wahlstrom @bwahlstrom.bsky.social · 1d

Government shutdown hits air travel, closing a control tower and causing delays across the country - CNN

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Billie Wahlstrom @bwahlstrom.bsky.social · 1d

On a local level—my friend who is a battered woman with brain damage was turned down for food assistance yesterday.

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Mariah 🇺🇸🦋🇺🇸🦋🇺🇸🦋 @mariahbrown.bsky.social · 1d

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 1d

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Billie Wahlstrom @bwahlstrom.bsky.social · 1d

Headline in my morning paper (Star Tribune): “Trump plan targets disability benefits “

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US Political Politics News 💙🌈🦋The Fighting Liberal Democrat @us-political-news.bsky.social · 1d

Youth suicide rates are rising almost nationwide https://www.axios.com/2025/10/07/young-adult-suicide-rate-map https://www.axios.com/2025/10/07/young-adult-suicide-rate-map

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Billie Wahlstrom @bwahlstrom.bsky.social · 1d

CBS News staffers react to Barri Weiss being named editor-in-chief: ‘It’s utterly depressing’ - The Guardian

Part of the right wing takeover of public media.

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Billie Wahlstrom @bwahlstrom.bsky.social · 2d

I wish people would post about how best to prep for and survive the declaration of martial law.

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 2d

It seems clear—I think to everyone, now—that a false and illegal invocation of the Insurrection Act is coming before the end of the year. Media outlets should be telling us how they will prepare for this potential Treason. State governments should be telling us. Activists should be developing plans.

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Billie Wahlstrom @bwahlstrom.bsky.social · 2d

FAA reports staffing issues at airports as government shutdown continues - NBC News

Return the healthcare subsidies to the budget and end the stalemate.